Istuntosali

Government bills13

TopicEuropean Economic Area13
  1. HE 131/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Online alcohol sales and home delivery

    Ordering alcohol for home delivery from Finnish shops, Alko and foreign online stores will be permitted. At the same time, online advertising of strong alcoholic beverages will be allowed.

    25 Jun 2026 · 5 votes
    98 jaa
    77 ei
  2. HE 143/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tuition fees for non-EU students

    Tuition fees will be introduced for upper secondary students arriving in Finland from outside the EU and EEA. In addition, commissioned vocational education and training can be sold to employers also for Finnish and other EU citizens.

    12 Dec 2025 · 6 votes
    131 jaa
    42 ei
  3. HE 125/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening the taxation of share exchanges

    Tax rules for share exchanges in corporate restructurings will be tightened so that owners can no longer artificially increase the amount of tax-relieved dividends or reduce capital gains taxes. At the same time, carrying out genuine corporate restructurings and raising international financing will be made more flexible.

    27 Nov 2025 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Dissenting opinion

    104 jaa
    49 ei
  4. HE 136/2020 vpPassed

    Taxing foreign companies managed from Finland

    Foreign companies managed from Finland will be taxed in Finland on their worldwide income in the same way as domestic companies. The reform prevents tax avoidance in situations where a company is registered abroad even though its management operates in Finland.

    17 Dec 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Mietintö / Markku Eestilän lausumaehdotus

    33 jaa
    22 ei
  5. HE 138/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving reimbursements for medical care abroad

    Finns will receive higher reimbursements for healthcare obtained in another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Reimbursement will be paid at the same level as what equivalent care would have cost in the domestic public healthcare system.

    15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 185/2020 vpPassed

    Tax deduction of EEA subsidiary losses

    A Finnish parent company will, under certain conditions, be able to deduct the final losses of a subsidiary located in another EEA state in its taxation. The deduction can be made as a separate group deduction once the subsidiary's operations have been discontinued and the company has been dissolved.

    17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 68/2017 vpLapsed

    Reforming reimbursements for healthcare abroad

    Costs of health services received in EU and EEA countries and Switzerland will be reimbursed on the same basis as corresponding care in Finland. Reimbursing services other than primary healthcare will require a referral or an assessment of the need for care.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  8. HE 265/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating aviation emissions trading rules

    Aviation emissions trading will continue to be restricted to flights within the European Economic Area until the end of 2023. The number of free emission allowances allocated to airlines will begin to be reduced annually from 2021 onwards.

    7 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 152/2018 vpPassed

    Facilitating higher education and continuous learning

    The flexibility of higher education studies and opportunities for continuous learning will be increased to meet the needs of working life. Student admissions and internal transfers within higher education institutions will also be made easier.

    20 Dec 2018 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 28 a §, mietintö / Sami Savio

    164 jaa
    16 ei
  10. HE 46/2017 vpPassed

    Internships in Finland for foreign-trained doctors

    Persons who have graduated as doctors in an EU or EEA country will be able to complete the professional practical training required for their degree in Finland, regardless of the year they began their studies. Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) will grant them a restricted right to practise as a doctor under the direction and supervision of another doctor for the duration of the training.

    29 May 2017 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 265/2016 vpPassed

    Deregulating pension and insurance fund investments

    Pension foundations and insurance funds will be able to invest their assets more freely in OECD countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In addition, quantitative restrictions on real estate investments by institutions providing voluntary supplementary pensions will be removed.

    16 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 189/2016 vpPassed

    Raising and extending Financial Stability Authority fees

    The administrative fees financing the operations of the Financial Stability Authority will be raised and extended to cover significant branches of foreign banks in Finland. The change will ensure that the authority's operations are funded by the financial sector without tax revenue.

    7 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 12/2015 vpPassed

    Returning unlawfully removed cultural objects

    The return from Finland of national treasures and other cultural objects unlawfully removed from EU countries will be made more effective. The return of an object removed from another member state can be claimed in more cases than before and within a longer time limit.

    16 Oct 2015 · passed without a vote